Company description

Urban Plantations designs, installs, and maintains edible landscaping in urban environments. We work with homeowners, restaurants, health & education facilities, and large corporations in San Diego and Orange Counties to create beautiful, entirely organic, productive vegetable gardens and fruit orchards.

Job description

Based out of North Park, San Diego for the last 10 years, our growing company is seeking a part-time Farm and Maintenance Technician to work on a variety of projects in Orange County, from backyard gardens to small corporate farms. While this position has potential to grow over time, it will average 24-32 hours per week.

Required Qualifications include:

- Comfortable working outside all day, on a daily basis
- Comfortable with physical labor
- Can lift up to 50lbs
- Reliable daily transportation
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Bonus: experience with Google's email, Drive, calendar

This position requires some experience with gardening and/or farming. While possessing all the following skills are not required, you should have experience with or some knowledge of: 

- Seeding and transplanting
- Harvesting
- Plant and soil health
- Treating for pests/diseases (with organic products)
- Fertilizing and amending (with organic products)
- Fruit tree care
- Irrigation

This is an hourly, non-exempt position for 24 - 32 hours per week. Pay is BOE.


 

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $13.00 - $14.50

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline